TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AirLine SL

 

Telephone charges
Call charges
ISDN system
Internet info.
E-mail info
Tel. code No
Tel. Operators

  Sri Lanka Rupees 
(with Taxes & Levies))
US $ (approximately) 
(@ 1US-SL Rs. 72.00)
TELEPHONE
Charges for installation per Direct Exchange Line (DEL) (Colombo Metropolitan Area) 13,000.00 180.555
Annual Renta
- Business & Official 3,600.00 50.000
- Residential 2,160.00 30.00
IDD Deposit
- Business 5,000.00 69.444
- Residential 2,500.00 34.722
Call Charging IDD (per Second)
USA 1.32 0.018
UK 1.32 0.018
Germany 1.32 0.018
Japan 1.18 0.016
Hong Kong 1.01 0.014
Domestic Call Charges Rates (per Call Unit)
Low user 
Upto 500 Call Units, each CU
1.10 0.015
Moderate user 
Up 500 Call Units, each CU 
1.65 0.023
High user 
Mote than 500 Call Units, each CU
2.25 0.031
FACSIMILE    
Rates for FAcsimile Transmission are the same as Telephone call charges (both Domestic & International)
TELEX
Connection Charges Colombo Metropolitan Area 
Installation Charges - area
13,000.00 180.555
Annual Line Rental - Colombo Metropolitan 960.00 13.333
- Outside Colombo Metropolitan 2,160.00 30.000
Telex equipment Rental (Monthly) 2,000.00 27.777
(Telex Rates: Per Unit of 6 Sec.)
UK 9.17 0.127
Germany 9.17 0.127
USA 9.17 0.127
Japan 7.88 0.109
Hong Kong 7.88 0.109

INTEGRATED SERVICE DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN) 

ISDN Basic Rate, 2B+D (i.e. 2 x 64 kbps & 1 x 16 kbps) 

NOTE: Customer is required to procure the Terminal Adaptor (TA) and other Accessories required. 

Installation Charge Free, if Customer agrees to release a metallic loop of an acceptable quality for an ISDN connectivity from the existing facilities. 

Relevant telephone installation charges will apply, if SLT is required to provide a separate loop. 

Monthly Rental Rs. 155/- x 2= Rs. 310/- (= US$ 4.305) for Residential use 

Rs. 275/- x 2 = Rs. 550/- (US$ 7.638) for Business and Official use. 

INTERNET RETAIL CHARGES 

Dial - up Connectivity Sri Lanka Rupees 
(with Taxes & Levies)
US$ 
(approximately) 
(@ 1US=SL Rs. 72.00)
Signing-up (for each installation)
irrespective of Scheme/ Number of accounts 3,000.00 41.666

Usage Charges : Access to PSTN or ISDN  

Package Monthly Base Charge per package Total duration free of charge per month Utilisation charge per minute beyond utilisation charge Number of Internet Accounts Free of Charge
Peak hours Off-Peak hours
SL Rs. US$ Hours  SL Rs.  US$ SL Rs. US$
Corporate
A 15,000/- 208.333 750 1/50 0.020 1/- 0.014 50
B 6,000/- 83.333 200 2/- 0.027 1/50 0.020 20
C 2,500/- 34.722 40 3/- 0.042 2- 0.027 05
Regular   13.888 5 4/- 0.556 4/- 0.556 01

Wide-Band (dedicated) 64 kbps Connectivity  

Category Monthly Charges Volume of Data allowed on free of charge basis per month Charge per volume of Data (at all hours) beyond the free of charge volume of per MB
SL Rs. US$ SL Rs. US$
A 72,000/- 1,000.00 Unlimited 

4 GBytes 

2 GBytes 

1 GBytes

   
B 40,000/- 555.555 30/- 0.417
C 30,000/- 416.666 30/- 0.417
D 20,000/- 277.777 30/- 0.417

Rates for other speeds to be provided on request.

Wide-Bank (dedicated) 14.4 kbps Connectivity

Category Monthly Charges Volume of Data on free of charge basis per month
SL Rs.  US $
A 7,500/- 104.167 Unlimited

SLT E-mail Charges

Description of Facility Total payable by the Customer
  SL Rs.  US$
(a) Signing up fee per Mail-Box  500/- 6.944
(b) Monthly Mail-box Charge per Mail-box 
Upto nine (9) Mail-boxes  200/- 2.777
Ten (10) more Mail-boxes  100/- 1.388
(c) Usage charge per minute 
(i) Upto first fifteen (15) minutes per month.  Free of charge  
(ii) Beyond first fifteen (15) (Local or international) minutes  10/- 0.138

Privately Registered Mail Domain (PRMD) Facility

Description of Facility Total payable by the Customer
  SL Rs.  US$
Registration 1,000/- 13.888
Monthly Charges 2,000/- 27.777

INTERNET WEB CHARGE

Category Total payable by the Customer
  SL Rs.  US$
Setting-up 3,000/- 41.666

Usage Total payable by the Customer
  SL Rs.  US$
(a) 100 KBytes 200/- 2.777
(b) 500 KBytes 500/- 6.944
(c) 1 MByte 750/- 10.416
(d) Each additional 1 MByte 250/- 3.472

Source: Sri Lanka Telecom
Please note that the charges mentioned above are exclusive of the GST and NSL (Taxes & Levies imposed by the Government)

International Telephone Code Numbers  Telecommunications System Operator Licensees as at 21 May 2000